After six seasons at Texas A&M, including three straight NCAA tournament appearances, Buzz Williams is leaving College Station for the Maryland job, according to multiple reports. The 52-year-old Williams,

"Maryland Athletics is an important part of the University of Maryland community," Maryland President Darryll J. Pines said in a statement Tuesday. "Finding the right person to lead Maryland men's basketball was critical to the continued success of our program,

Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts will have to make the third coaching hire in approximately a year in Aggieland after the departure of men’s basketball head coach Buzz Williams to Maryland. Alberts was brought to A&M from his alma mater Nebraska due to his business acumen,

It is an honor and privilege to be named the head coach of the University of Maryland men’s basketball team,” Williams said in a statement. “I promise to uphold the history of Maryland basketball and make Terp Nation proud with the men who represent this institution.

Buzz Williams leaves Texas A&M after 6 years, 120 wins, 2 SEC Coach of the Year titles, and NCAA success to take open position at Maryland basketball.

The Maryland Terrapins did not have to wait long to find their next head coach. The Terps have hired Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams to fill the vacated role by Kevin Willard. Williams has a 373-228 career coaching record,